Corruption
Brazilian Left pushing hard for referendum to stop rightward slide
June 20, 2016The referendum would authorize new elections for October, but this depends on first defeating the efforts of the right to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office.
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Dinner, deaths, and fetishism of the dollar in new L.A. comedy
April 8, 2016Her play is loosely based on the Bernard Madoff scandal, the former stockbroker and investment adviser who thrived in the roaring George W. years until the bubble burst in 2008.
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Prime Minister of Iceland forced out over Panama Papers connection
April 5, 2016Thousands of protestors packed the square outside Gunnlaugsson's office and coated the windows with thrown yogurt.
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Adios Anita! Chicago challenges state’s attorney’s lack of transparency
March 3, 2016In the midst of the bureaucratic uproar, citizens are gearing up to vote at the Cook County State's Attorney election on March 15.
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Trump plans to give the country to his billionaire buddies
February 9, 2016"I have the greatest dealmakers in the world: the richest men, the richest women, people who are truly successful."
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